Asian institutions outsourcing more asset management

After reacting to losses during the global financial crisis by enhancing internal management capabilities and moving assets in-house, Asian institutions have changed tack over the past 18 months. This was set out in a presentation from Abhi Shroff, Singapore-based consultant at research firm Greenwich Associates, at AsianInvestor's and FinanceAsia's 2nd Debt Investor Forum in Hong Kong last week.   Asia ex-Japan institutional portfolios grew by 20% last year to $7.4 trillion fro…